Comments on: Dear W,

By: Palli

Palli — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:55:26 +0000

What could he write that he wouldn’t redact?

By: boloboffin

boloboffin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:57:38 +0000

Man, this could be interesting. What if Cheney called Bush out for hiding in the Florida classroom and generally staying out of touch on 9/11? Because it was Cheney’s frustration with getting in touch with Bush during the attacks that pushed him into Haig territory by ordering the shootdown of aircraft without Bush’s say-so.

By: freepatriot

freepatriot — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:55:05 +0000

has anybody seen my troll

I lost him

thought for sure he’d be in this thread

(wink)

By: pdaly

pdaly — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:29:34 +0000

Not quite related, but what about Cheney’s injured back? The treatment for this condition was bizarre.
Never seen anyone require a wheelchair after ‘moving boxes.’

By: Kathryn in MA

Kathryn in MA — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:28:44 +0000

i forgot about those broken bones and didn’t put them together – good going!
You have to be paranoid with these guys around.

By: quake

quake — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:08:22 +0000

Images of Roman corruption during the Late Empire come to mind. I don’t know if “I, Claudius” is the best match, but it might do for starters.

But according to teh Wikipedia the reign of Claudius ended in AD54, so this was still the early Empire. Maybe we have another 400 years to go before the barbarians sack Washington.

By: sojourner

sojourner — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:27:44 +0000

Slightly OT, but for a really good read, the April issue of Harper’s has an interesting opinion piece regarding interest rates and how they are a lot of the reason we are in the financial shape we are. The piece echoed some things I had been wondering about — and it talks to your second paragraph.

By: rkilowatt

rkilowatt — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:05:51 +0000

I remind that a guide to ubiquitous government infiltration was written in the 1970s. The Secret Team by LFProuty was not a novel. It was written by a knowing source. It explains the patient, unstoppable path to takeover that is now so far along it can be surmised. The author refused to participate.

By: rkilowatt

rkilowatt — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:00:22 +0000

The interview-clip of Cheney is skilled propaganda on so many levels and invites imagination. It is skilled art, indeed.

Irving ~~Aipac~~ Libby as “unjustly accused and deserves a pardon…” begs the Q: “Accused of what?”. Of course if asked, the i’view would not be so skilled. “He’s an innocent man.” is likewise empty without “Innocent of what?… How would you know that?”.

Skilled propaganda entertains* the mind for some purpose, while it disables any attempt to ferret useful facts that might neutralize its purpose. Apart from Q&A chatter, what useful fact do we learn from the interview?

Covert operations are mired in layers of apparent truth. Cheney operates in that world. Likewise the dabbler GWBush. Not so GHWBush, who is no mere dabbler and whose whole adult life was covert ops. Arguably GHWB does not even know who he is.

* entertain = to grasp and hold…[attention]. The “news” is mostly entertainment.

By: skdadl

skdadl — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:46:10 +0000

The punch line between the final two people with the lowest IQs was “Oil or acrylic?”

lol. Me, I figure I’m now approaching the finger-painting phase. Potato printing?